Detective Comics #611 - DC Comics Feb 1990, 2nd Appearance of Anarky — Alan Grant & Norm Breyfogle Key Issue (Single Issue)

Anarky is back. Two issues after his debut and Grant and Breyfogle are already deepening the character — and Breyfogle's cover for #611 is one of the most compositionally daring in the entire run: extreme close-up of a villain's eye, Batman reflected mid-combat in the iris, gun barrel and smoke curling in the foreground. It shouldn't work as a cover and it's completely unforgettable. Detective Comics #611 is the second appearance of Anarky, making it the direct companion key to #609. Published February 1990 at $1.00 US, Comics Code Authority. Written by Alan Grant, art by Norm Breyfogle, inks by Steve Mitchell.

What's Included:

• 🦇 Detective Comics #611 — DC Comics, February 1990 — Comics Code Authority — 2nd Appearance of Anarky
• 💲 $1.00 US / $1.25 CAN / 50p UK — Grant, Breyfogle & Mitchell credits on cover
• 🎮 Back cover: Acclaim Nintendo Double Player — "Go Head-to-Head, Wireless!" — Twin turbo rapid-fire from up to 30 feet — "Masters of the Game" — Official Nintendo Seal of Quality

Issue Details:

• ⭐ DC Comics — Detective Comics #611 — February 1990 — $1.00 US — Comics Code Authority — Key Issue: 2nd Appearance of Anarky
• 📦 Story: Drug deal bust — Scarface double-cross, Batman closing in — "Major Scarface knows his business."
• 🎨 Interior: BADOOOOOM full-width explosion panel into a BAM KPOW BLAM BOOM KRAK brawl spread — Breyfogle at full volume, heavy tanning throughout
• 🔥 Single issue — bagged for protection.

Why Collectors Love It:

The second appearance of Anarky is the companion key to #609 — collectors who want the first appearance almost always want this one too, and it's consistently harder to find in clean condition. Breyfogle's eye-reflection cover is one of the most technically ambitious covers in the Grant/Breyfogle run and stands completely on its own as a display piece. The Acclaim Nintendo Double Player back cover — two kids going head-to-head wireless from 30 feet away in 1990, which was genuinely science fiction at the time — is the kind of tech artifact that makes this issue a double time capsule.

Condition Notes:

Shows wear consistent with age — expect spine stress, corner wear, and age-appropriate tanning throughout as shown in photos. Interior pages show period-typical yellowing with solid color retention in Breyfogle's linework. Bagged for protection.

Perfect For:

Anarky second appearance hunters, Grant/Breyfogle Detective Comics run completists, late-'80s Batman key issue collectors, Norm Breyfogle cover art enthusiasts, Acclaim Nintendo Double Player wireless controller historians, and anyone who has already bought Detective Comics #609 and knows exactly why they need this one too.